Is Gardening Worth it?
In his humorous memoir, The $64 Tomato, William Alexander devotes an entire book to the existential question every home gardener…
November: Gardening through the Winter Blues
It's November in the Bay Area. That means rain. Rain brings slugs. Slugs bring rotting fruit. Walking through the garden…
Stop Blossom End Rot
You've done the dirty work. You've raked, dug, and planted. You've fertilized and watered and weeded. You're ready to reap…
Waste in the Garden
Garden waste is unavoidable, but there are ways to reduce it through better planning and understanding of both your consumption…
Wild Blackberry: The Next-to-Worst Weed
They are stabby, fast-growing, and seem to have an endless underground network, making destroying them next to impossible. ...but they…
Fennel: The Worst Weed
Update 09/17/2021: I found the best way to kill fennel! Read about here: Thwarting the Fennel Menace A woman taking…
Concerning Aphids
One of the things that makes gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area so amazing is the lack of a…